Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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